orking from home and mask-wearing could be reintroduced in the autumn if Covid-19 cases rise again this winter.
Boris Johnson is expected to publish a Covid Winter Plan on Wednesday outlining how to combat Covid in the months to come, The Times reported.
The Prime Minister is looking to avoid controversial lockdowns after some scientists warned a “firebreak” could be needed this autumn.
“This is about living with Covid,” a government source said.
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China reports 25 new Covid-19 cases
China reported 25 new Covid-19 cases on the mainland for September 10, up from 17 a day earlier, the national health authority said on Saturday.
One of the new infections was locally transmitted while the rest were imported, the National Health Commission said.
The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed cases, was 21, the same as the day before. Of the new cases, five were local.
Mainland China has confirmed 95,153 Covid-19 cases, with the death toll unchanged at 4,636.
Queensland could go under snap lockdown amid cluster of Covid-19 cases
Australia’s third most populous state said on Saturday it may order a snap lockdown after a cluster of Covid-19 cases, as the country posted a record one-day rise in daily infections.
Queensland state, home to more than 5 million people, said it had detected five new infections in the past 24 hours after a family tested positive. The next few days would be critical to see if a lockdown was warranted, authorities said.
“If we start seeing any seeding, then we may have to take very quick, fast action. But at the moment, itâs contained to the family,” said state Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.
The family lives in Brisbane, the state’s capital. It was not clear whether a lockdown would be limited to some parts of the state like previous orders.
New South Wales, home to Sydney and Australia’s most-populous state, is under lockdown as are the cities of Melbourne and Canberra.
